Results 2,441-2,460 of 7,123 for speaker:Mary O'Rourke
- Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Mar 2006)
Mary O'Rourke: Senator McHugh said that as well as good national government there should be good regional government, where decisions can be taken. Senator Daly raised the need for a full debate on cancer care. Finally, the mandarins in the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources must have been keeping an eye on the Seanad. A note has arrived from the Department. If at 5.30 p.m., when...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Mar 2006)
Mary O'Rourke: Quite. We look after our own affairs. However, if at 5.30 p.m. there were perhaps two Members still wishing to speak, and only a further half hour were involved â we would usually try to accommodate a small number of speakers. Let us play it along and see what happens.
- Seanad: Treaty of Amsterdam: Motions. (2 Mar 2006)
Mary O'Rourke: I move: That Seanad Ãireann approves, in accordance with Article 29.4.6° of Bunreacht na hÃireann, the exercise by the State of the option, provided by Article 3 of the fourth Protocol set out in the Treaty of Amsterdam, to notify the President of the Council of the European Union that it wishes to take part in the adoption and application of the following proposed measure: a proposal for...
- Seanad: Treaty of Amsterdam: Motions. (2 Mar 2006)
Mary O'Rourke: I move: That Seanad Ãireann approves, in accordance with Article 29.4.6° of Bunreacht na hÃireann, the exercise by the State of the option, provided by Article 3 of the fourth Protocol set out in the Treaty of Amsterdam, to notify the President of the Council of the European Union that it wishes to take part in the adoption and application of the following proposed measure: proposal for a...
- Seanad: Treaty of Amsterdam: Motions. (2 Mar 2006)
Mary O'Rourke: I move: That Seanad Ãireann approves, in accordance with Article 29.4.6° of Bunreacht na hÃireann, the exercise by the State of the option, provided by Article 3 of the fourth Protocol set out in the Treaty of Amsterdam, to notify the President of the Council of the European Union that it wishes to take part in the adoption and application of the following proposed measure: proposal for a...
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) Bill 2005: Order for Second Stage. (2 Mar 2006)
Mary O'Rourke: I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."
- Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Mar 2006)
Mary O'Rourke: The Order of Business today is Nos. 1 to 6, inclusive. Nos. 1 to 3, inclusive, are motions referred to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women's Rights, which has completed its deliberations. No. 1 concerns a proposed regulation to transform the current Rome 1 convention, which is an intergovernmental agreement, into a Community instrument and to modernise...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Mar 2006)
Mary O'Rourke: Yes.
- Seanad: Nitrates Directive: Motion. (1 Mar 2006)
Mary O'Rourke: At 10.30 a.m. tomorrow.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Mar 2006)
Mary O'Rourke: That is a matter for tomorrow's Order of Business. I wanted to explain the position as many questions were raised on the matter. I agree that those who took part in the riots were not Nationalists or republicans; they were thugs. What happened last Saturday was simple thuggery of the worst kind. From the media coverage of the riots, I saw a relatively young person run away with a big bag of...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Mar 2006)
Mary O'Rourke: That has always been my ethos and that is the way I will continue to carry out my public duties. I have only ever worked in the public service, first as a teacher, for which I was paid. I am sure the Senator does not object to that. I did not take a pension because I did not think it was right. When I went into public life it followed that I would then take a public service pension, which I...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Mar 2006)
Mary O'Rourke: I certainly give it. Of course I do. Senator Higgins it seems cannot take it. He is typical to form. He gives but he cannot take. He makes only inaccurate statements.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Mar 2006)
Mary O'Rourke: Senator Higgins is typical of his type. He cannot take it.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Mar 2006)
Mary O'Rourke: A Leas-Chathaoirligh, am I allowed to correct an inaccurate statement?
- Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Mar 2006)
Mary O'Rourke: I thank the Leas-Chathaoirleach. That is exactly what I was doing. I hoped that with his vast European experience Senator Higgins would be able to take some level of argument. It appears he has not been able to do so.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Mar 2006)
Mary O'Rourke: It appears he cannot take it. He wants only to give it out.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Mar 2006)
Mary O'Rourke: He should name the four incomes he claims I take. He has them, I should think. Senator Kenneally said it did not matter who was marching as the rioters were ready to join in anything. Senator Coonan asked for a debate about the events on Saturday. He mentioned the fine training the gardaà receive in Templemore. I am sure that is so. Senator Feeney also called for a debate about what happened...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Mar 2006)
Mary O'Rourke: He referred to the back to education allowance and the H. Dip. graduate course. Senator Mooney asked for a longer debate on the events of last Saturday saying they were a wake-up call for democracy. Senator John Paul Phelan expressed disgust at people saying that the Orange Order was discriminatory.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Mar 2006)
Mary O'Rourke: The Senator also mentioned the report on Dr. Neary and referred to decentralisation. Senator Dooley called for an immediate debate on the Kennedy-McCain Bill. Senator Cummins spoke about tolerance of minorities with which I agree. He approved of what Senator Minihan said.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Mar 2006)
Mary O'Rourke: Senator Higgins should hurry up and make it.